The document discusses strategies for effective team communication and processes. It describes several company traditions such as Nordnet's weekly goal-setting meetings, Asana ending every meeting with 5 minutes of feedback, and Etsy engineers sharing work mistakes via email. Other tips include making time for individual work, separating divergent and convergent thinking, creating opportunities for productive conflict, and brainstorming in short cycles. The importance of communication, reviewing practices regularly, and designing processes specifically for the team are emphasized.

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4. • Avoiding groupthink

5. • Avoiding groupthink
• Balancing introverts and extroverts

6. • Avoiding groupthink
• Balancing introverts and extroverts
• Staying motivated and engaged

7. • Avoiding groupthink
• Balancing introverts and extroverts
• Staying motivated and engaged
• Making progress

9. Source: “The Hard Science of Teamwork”, Harvard Business Review, 2012

10. • Communicate frequently
Source: “The Hard Science of Teamwork”, Harvard Business Review, 2012

11. • Communicate frequently
• Listen and talk in equal measure
Source: “The Hard Science of Teamwork”, Harvard Business Review, 2012

12. • Communicate frequently
• Listen and talk in equal measure
• Engage in frequent informal communication
Source: “The Hard Science of Teamwork”, Harvard Business Review, 2012

13. • Communicate frequently
• Listen and talk in equal measure
• Engage in frequent informal communication
• Explore for ideas and information outside group
Source: “The Hard Science of Teamwork”, Harvard Business Review, 2012

16. Psychological safety

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19. individuals

20. team
individuals

21. team project
individuals

22. team project
individuals

23. team project
individuals

25. Nordnet Design Studio:
Weekly Goalfest meeting, Weekly Design Critique,
Monthly Pet Peeves, Quarterly Retrospective
Source: “These Meetings Will Make Everyone a Design Leader”, Marcus Castenfors, Medium

27. Asana: 5 minutes at the end of every meeting
Sources
• “A Facebook co-founders productivity startup recommends 5 ways to dramatically improve your meetings”, Business Insider
• “Note and Vote: how Google Ventures Avoids Groupthink in Meetings”, Fast Company Design

28. Asana: 5 minutes at the end of every meeting
Google Ventures: Design Sprints, Note and Vote
Sources
• “A Facebook co-founders productivity startup recommends 5 ways to dramatically improve your meetings”, Business Insider
• “Note and Vote: how Google Ventures Avoids Groupthink in Meetings”, Fast Company Design

29. Asana: 5 minutes at the end of every meeting
Google Ventures: Design Sprints, Note and Vote
Pixar: Brain Trust
Sources
• “A Facebook co-founders productivity startup recommends 5 ways to dramatically improve your meetings”, Business Insider
• “Note and Vote: how Google Ventures Avoids Groupthink in Meetings”, Fast Company Design

31. 1. Make time for individual thinking

32. 1. Make time for individual thinking
2. Separate divergent and convergent thinking

33. 1. Make time for individual thinking
2. Separate divergent and convergent thinking
3. Create opportunities for productive conflict

34. 1. Make time for individual thinking
2. Separate divergent and convergent thinking
3. Create opportunities for productive conflict
4. Brainstorm in 15-minute cycles max

35. 1. Make time for individual thinking
2. Separate divergent and convergent thinking
3. Create opportunities for productive conflict
4. Brainstorm in 15-minute cycles max
5. Don’t forget the follow-up

37. DIY: “Make a Compass”
Sources
• “Company Traditions: Make A Compass”, Zach Klein, Medium
• “Why Etsy Engineers Send Company Wide Emails Confessing Mistakes They Made”, Quartz

38. DIY: “Make a Compass”
Etsy: Engineers share their mistakes via email
Sources
• “Company Traditions: Make A Compass”, Zach Klein, Medium
• “Why Etsy Engineers Send Company Wide Emails Confessing Mistakes They Made”, Quartz

40. Asana: No Meeting Wednesday (NMW)
Sources
• “How to take back your productivity with No Meeting Wednesday”, Asana
• “Read This Google Email About Time Management Strategy”, Fast Company

41. Asana: No Meeting Wednesday (NMW)
Google: “Make” time
Sources
• “How to take back your productivity with No Meeting Wednesday”, Asana
• “Read This Google Email About Time Management Strategy”, Fast Company

42. Source: “Improving team communication with environment changes”, Anderson Gomes, ContaAzul

43. ContaAzul: Changing the environment
Source: “Improving team communication with environment changes”, Anderson Gomes, ContaAzul

45. Atlassian: “Fika”
Source: “7 Tips to Create High-Functioning Design Teams”, Alastair Simpson, Medium

47. Google Ventures: Anxiety parties
Sources
• “How Anxiety Parties Made Our Team More Vulnerable And More Effective”, Daniel Burka, Medium
• “Why We Shut Down Gimlet”, Alex Blumberg & Matt Lieber, Medium

48. Google Ventures: Anxiety parties
Gimlet Media: Mix Week
Sources
• “How Anxiety Parties Made Our Team More Vulnerable And More Effective”, Daniel Burka, Medium
• “Why We Shut Down Gimlet”, Alex Blumberg & Matt Lieber, Medium

51. • They’re specific

52. • They’re specific
• Someone starts or facilitates the process

53. • They’re specific
• Someone starts or facilitates the process – a trigger

54. • They’re specific
• Someone starts or facilitates the process – a trigger
• They’re all about COMMUNICATION

57. • Design and iterate

58. • Design and iterate
• Review regularly

59. • How do you do your best work?
• What does good teamwork look like?
• What do we want to achieve as a team?

60. team project
individuals

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